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Thursday, January 17, 2013

DIY Bowties

I actually made these! (Well, with my friend, Kristen's, help.) I look forward to crafting with Kristen on Monday nights while we watch The Bachelor. We used this tutorial for the bow ties, with a few adjustments. Instead of the 2x2 piece of fabric to go around the tie, we used a 2x4. The original pattern also used a safety pin to attach the tie to the shirt. Have you ever tried to safety pin a bow tie to a little guy's shirt? It's basically like trying to leash a wild gorilla. Not.going.to.happen. So I suggest adding a strap and some velcro.

Oh my goodness! I have such a soft spot for little boys in bowties! My sister-in-law is expecting her third child and second boy in two months and he's my god child so I'm going to make lots of little bow ties for him!